Ah Ping had already seen me, and it would not be good for me to retreat into the room, so I had to stand by the door and wait for them to approach. It was impossible for Ah Ping not to see me, so he quickened his pace and took my hand and asked in a low voice, "Why did you come here?" ”

I smiled at him and said, "It's okay, just come and have a look, Yuan'er wants to find you too." ”

I could sense the ensuing gaze in the afterglow, but it was frozen for a moment and then moved away, I turned my head to look at Zhu Di, and before I could react, I saw Zhu Di make a big salute to me: "Weichen see the queen mother." ”

I was taken aback, and subconsciously took a step back, I have never seen him like this since I knew Zhu Di, and he was on the strong side in my memory, but at this time he bent down in front of me with a humble attitude.

It was Ah Ping who reminded him: "Alan, you should say no courtesy to Uncle Wang." I was shocked to come back to my senses and immediately said, "Excuse me." Only then did he see Zhu Di straighten up, his face was expressionless, there was no trace of unhappiness on his face, and his eyes were respectfully lowered slightly.

At this time, Ah Ping smiled and said: "Uncle Wang, don't be surprised, Alan doesn't ask about court affairs, and he doesn't know these etiquette." And Uncle Wang doesn't need to be so polite, and now he is not in the court, everyone is his own person. ”

But I heard Zhu Di say respectfully: "The courtesy of the monarch and the minister must not be disobeyed." ”

I was inexplicably stunned, and felt that I didn't know Zhu Di for a year, and the domineering spirit on him was completely gone, but more cautious. Is it because he killed all the vassal kings one after another before? He wants to protect himself and keep a low profile.

After a deep groan, I said to Ah Ping: "If you have something important to discuss, I will take Yuan'er back first." ”

Unexpectedly, Ah Ping grabbed me and said, "It's okay, it's just a matter of talking about Uncle Wang, let's sit down first." It still sounds approachable, as it did back then, but there is always a sense of awkwardness. It's not in words, but in attitude, Ah Ping's aura has changed as the queen, and he is suppressing Zhu Di with a humble attitude.

Sitting down in the chair, after the palace people poured tea, Ah Ping spoke again: "Alan, I will tell you a rough idea first, I plan to find Uncle Wang to rebuild the imperial tomb for the imperial grandfather, you can think about what you propose." ”

I was slightly stunned, and couldn't help asking, "Is there anything wrong with the imperial grandfather's imperial mausoleum?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his imperial mausoleum should be newly built, why should it be rebuilt? But I heard Ah Ping say: "The imperial tomb was originally built during the reign of the emperor's grandfather, but later I specially invited a feng shui master to inspect it, and found that its feng shui was deviated. Now that a piece of land has been re-selected, this matter is very important, I don't worry about others to do it, only to Uncle Yan Wang. ”

That's the reason? It's too far-fetched. However, when I heard him mention the imperial tomb, I remembered that the most famous imperial tomb of the Ming Dynasty was the Ming Ming Tombs in Nanjing, and Zhu Yuanzhang should be buried in this imperial tomb. I just don't know if it has been rebuilt in this era, and I don't know if Zhu Di is really in charge.

History books don't record these things very well, they record more of what the emperor wants future generations to see, so there may be some untruths and omissions. I can't tell.

Later, they brought the construction diagram, and their uncle and nephew were discussing it carefully, as if they were in harmony.

I was just a listener, and occasionally when Ah Ping asked me for my opinion, I would respond and not participate in their discussions. It wasn't until noon when someone from the palace came to ask if they wanted to eat, and the discussion came to an end for the time being. Preparing the meal on the table, Ah Ping invited Zhu Di to sit down with him, I still remember the first time I invited Zhu Di to be a guest in Orchid Garden, Ah Ping revered this uncle in his heart, but today he saw Zhu Di refusing in every possible way, and he didn't dare to take a seat with a panic, and proposed to immediately prepare for the reconstruction of the imperial mausoleum.

Later, Ah Ping agreed, only to see Zhu Di bend down and salute again: "Weichen retreats." ”

Seeing Zhu Di go out until the figure disappeared from sight, he turned his eyes and was about to say something to Ah Ping, but saw him staring at me with heavy eyes. His heart tightened, and his eyes ......, "Why do you look at me like this?" ”

He looked back at the corners of his mouth and curled slightly: "No, I just want to ask you if you think Uncle Wang has changed?" ”

"There are some that have become quieter than before."

"Well, I feel that way too."

I couldn't help but look sideways at Ah Ping, just now in front of Zhu Di he still called me the emperor's self-proclaimed "I", and after Zhu Di left, he called me "I" as usual. It's not that I didn't notice this change of title, but I think it may be that he wants to maintain his imperial authority in front of Zhu Di, but it still sounds uncomfortable.

Look around and ask him: "You hold your back and left, I have something to say to you." He was surprised, and ordered the palace people who were waiting on the side to retreat outside the imperial study, and after everyone had left, he asked: "Are you in a hurry to come to the imperial study, do you have any personal words to tell me?" ”

He knew me well and knew that I wouldn't come here to find him in a hurry. And when Zhu Di was present just now, he was silent, and lightly asked me to suppress the matter first, and waited until Zhu Di left before taking the initiative to ask questions.

I thought about it for a long time before he came back, but I still didn't know how to ask. He frowned slightly, took my hand and rubbed it in his palm, and said, "What can't you say to me?" Looking at each other, I think too, there is nothing to say with him that still needs to be scrupulous, so he asked: "I heard that when the imperial grandfather was still alive, he suddenly asked your two uncles about it, what happened to make the imperial grandfather so angry?" ”

Ah Ping stared at me, and asked instead of answering: "Who did you listen to?" ”

"I heard from the people in the palace."

He asked, "Why are you so concerned about this?" ”

Fortunately, they were all prepared on the way here, and the answer had already been thought of: "I was shocked to hear about this suddenly, and these things happened in my coma, and I will be very confused, so I came to ask you about it." When it was over, I deliberately asked, "Can't you say it?" He immediately shook his head, "No, I just don't want you to worry about these things." But since you want to know, I'll tell you. ”

After that, he told me what happened, saying that the two kings were found to have committed major crimes, one was using witchcraft without permission, and the other was hiding a homemade dragon robe in the palace, and Zhu Yuanzhang was heartbroken to give the two kings to death.

I remember reading the most sentence - the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die; There is also a sentence - there is no excuse for the sin that you want to add. I don't think the two kings would make such a low-end mistake and cause death.

"Then what is the reason for you, Uncle Yanwang, and them?"

Ah Ping frowned, "Lan, what are you thinking?" Didn't I already let you know the purpose of ordering Uncle Yan's family to come just now? The imperial grandfather's imperial mausoleum needs to be rebuilt, and I need to find someone who is particularly at ease, so I recruited them into Beijing. ”

I looked at him and didn't speak, his eyes weren't too cold, but with what he knew about me, he knew what I was thinking.

However, I found that the eyes that were originally looking at me calmly gradually became dull, "You are listening to what Zhu Gaoxu said." I was stunned and immediately thought of something: "You arranged for people to be around me?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu on the front foot has just met me, and he knows on the back foot, isn't there someone hiding around him? And he didn't even deny it: "The secret guard has always been by your side, I almost lost you because of negligence, and I won't allow myself to make the same mistake again." They have my amnesty decree in their hands, but whoever dares to touch you will be cut down first! ”

I looked at him in amazement, not expecting the answer to be like this, and although he said this, his face was expressionless, but his eyes were bitter. I can't blame him on this point.

He must be afraid of the incident of the concubine at the beginning, even if he is in the highest position of power, he is still afraid of the repetition of the old things, so he arranged for guards to protect me secretly.

And even if it wasn't for the guards to report to him, Yan Qi must have told him that Zhu Gaoxu had come to me. After settling my feelings, I calmly admitted: "It was indeed he who told me, Ah Ping, as you just said, what else can't you say to me?" I didn't come to you for anything other than to find out if this was really as simple as it seemed? Yan Wang is far away in Beiping, is he really the best person to rebuild the imperial tomb? Can't there be so many courtiers in the court? ”

"Are you opening your mouth to me for him? Did Zhu Gaoxu ask you to let me let them go back to Beiping? ”

On the issue of Zhu Di, I once reached a consensus with him, but when it came to the end, I found that he still couldn't let go. No matter how I explain and guarantee, as long as it involves Zhu Di's problem, he will have a wrong mentality.

I expected this situation when I was waiting for him, and I knew that I was not the best person to open this mouth, but looking at the world, who else could talk to him? The point is that he has already made the move to withdraw the feudal domain.

All I could do was try to stop this from happening, so I had to come to him.

"He didn't ask me." He raised his voice categorically and paused, "He just told me about the situation......"

Before he finished speaking, he cut it off, "Just told you the situation?" So what did he ask you for? Alain, are you naïve or are you on his side from the bottom of your heart? Their father and son were stranded in the capital by me, for fear that one day they would be questioned like the second uncle and them, and there was no way to find you, because they knew that only you dared to come to me to say, and only you had the weight to speak, so you didn't think he was going to you to catch up. ”

Of course, I don't think so, and in fact I can see Zhu Gaoxu's motives, but his words when he finally left touched me. Even though he was scheming against me, his original intention was not to be an enemy of Ah Ping, but just to get out of this predicament. And the person who formed this dilemma was not Ah Ping, it was Zhu Yuanzhang.